OpenAI reportedly builds its own alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub

Repeated GitHub outages pushed OpenAI toward an in-house code platform as its Microsoft partnership loosens OpenAI is reportedly building its own coding platform and code repository, a project that could eventually compete with Microsoft’s GitHub. That is an awkward spot for a company in which Microsoft holds roughly a 27% stake. The effort reportedly began for a practical reason. Repeated GitHub outages disrupted OpenAI’s development workflows, which raised internal concerns about leaning on a single provider for something so central to how the company ships software. What OpenAI is reportedly building The project is an internal coding platform paired with a code repository. Think of it as a private version of the place where engineers store, track, and collaborate on code. As of early March 2026, the project was still in its infancy. There were no clear plans to release it commercially. The target, if it ever becomes one, is enormous. Microsoft bought GitHub in 2018 for $7.5 billion, and the platform now serves more than 100 million developers worldwide. A partnership that is quietly being renegotiated The timing lines up with a broader reshuffle between the two companies. Micros...